The Department of Transportation (DOT) requested a decision concerning the allocation of funds for two of its grant programs, specifically whether Research and Special Programs Administration (RSPA) appropriations covered both programs, even though the act only mentioned one. GAO held that the appropriation was available for both programs, since RSPA had a lump-sum appropriation covering all of it...

DIGEST Since the Department of Transportation's 1986 Research and Special Programs Administration Appropriation (RSPA) was a lump sum appropriation covering all authorized activities of the RSPA including both the National Gas Pipeline Safety Grant Program and the Hazardous Liquid Pipeline Safety Grant Program. The appropriation is available for both programs even though only one was specifically...